Lower middle income vs Sri Lanka: Tertiary education, academic staff

Lower middle income
43.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
55.5%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
20th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 55.5% against 43.0% in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.5%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 21.6% 16.5% 5.1% Lower middle income
1980s 25.4% 17.0% 8.4% Lower middle income
2010s 39.4% 47.4% 8.0% Sri Lanka
2020s 42.2% 54.3% 12.1% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Lower middle income or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 55.5% against 43.0% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Lower middle income and Sri Lanka?
12.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Sri Lanka?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Sri Lanka rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
Lower middle income ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.